unnatural; affected; studied; forced
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to add (to); to add on; to append
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
your husband; her husband
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (one's eyes) wide
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to