quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rather; better; instead; if anything
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
moment by moment; hour by hour
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
instant; moment; for an instant
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
first meeting; first interview with
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
please; somehow or other; one way or another
please (give me); please (do for me)
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to say; to tell; to state; to do
national border; provincial border
number one; first; best; most; game; round
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot