petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
female friend; woman friend
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship