suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
several times; a few times
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji