to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
charming; fascinating; attractive
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
had better ...; had better not ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
summer vacation; summer holiday
winter vacation; winter holidays
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
in that manner; like that
to be worried; to be troubled
that's the way it is; such is life
love triangle; eternal triangle
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way