seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
at least; at most; (even) just
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
first meeting; first interview with
why; how; for what reason
to have a talk; to tell a story
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
boy; son; baby boy; young man
sign; indication; omen; symptom
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
older sister; elder sister
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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