yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
self-defense; self-defence
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to attempt; to test; to try out
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing