to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
rope; cord; policeman's rope
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour