unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
invisibly; secretly; privately
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
gateball (mallet sport similar to croquet)
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
grandfather; male senior-citizen
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
serious; severe; grave; acute