increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
complete collection; large collection; complete works
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
item; article; clause; section; point
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
handbook; instruction book; manual
short pause; short interval
to shout (in anger); to yell
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)