attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
participant; entrant; player; competitor
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
how; in what way; by what means
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
for a while; for some time; for a period
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
period of time; time slot; time zone
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon