-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
carving; engraving; sculpture
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue; to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
headache inducing; vexing
to stop walking; to pause
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
admiration; wonder; astonishment
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty