competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
jewelry store; jewellery store
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
outward appearance; apparent
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
production (e.g. play); direction
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to say; to tell; to state; to do
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
pointing out; identification
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)