to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
vast; limitless; boundless
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
looks; features; (personal) appearance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
emotional strength; force of will
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
bathing; going in the bath
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to smile broadly; to grin widely
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
that day; the very same day
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough