to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
assertion; declaration; affirmation
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to collect; to assemble; to gather
in search of; in order to look for
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to get one's head around; to think about
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
offender; criminal; culprit
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose