time; hour; period; class
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
in the background; not standing out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
height (of a person); stature
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bent back; hunchback; stoop
because of; owing to; due to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable