natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
accomplishment; execution
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
all great men like women; great men enjoy sensual pleasure
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
manners; courtesy; etiquette
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move