to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
girl; young (unmarried) woman
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
waste of time; killing time
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
firm promise; definite promise
arrangement; pact; agreement
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
association; society; organization; organisation
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
one's long-cherished desire
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to apologize; to apologise
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to say; to be called; to do
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)