envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
in that manner; like that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to head home; to leave for home
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
seeing off and meeting on return
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
good policy; wise policy; best plan
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
because of; owing to; due to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go past; to pass; to pass by
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot