bright; intelligent; clever; smart
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
rather; better; instead; if anything
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
convenience; user-friendliness
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to breathe out; to exhale
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to smile broadly; to grin widely
it's been a long time; long time no see
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
how many years; how long; what year
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)