next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
fast-talking; rapid talking
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
next; secondly; subsequently
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
quick-tempered; impatient
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rather; better; instead; if anything
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious