form; shape; figure; morph
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all