in a sense; in some way; to an extent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
ill will; malice; evil intent
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
sympathy; compassion; pity
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to arrive home; to return
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
charming; fascinating; attractive
invitation; introduction; temptation
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
being somewhat excited (agitated)
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
very likely; very probable
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
number of persons; personnel
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
several people; a few people