rather; better; instead; if anything
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to paint (draw) a picture
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be erected; to be built
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
real thing; original; actual
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
dominion; territory; possession
recovery; rescue; recapture
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
reconfirmation; double check
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up