dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
fluent (in a language); flowing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
action of making something; -ification
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
separate; special; another; separately
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
another thing; exception; special case
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
yeah; you're right; that's right
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
now that you say that; now that you mention it
surely; certainly; without doubt
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be intimate with; to befriend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention