air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suffix for familiar person
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly