(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
year in, year out; always; 24-7
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
waste of time; killing time
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sentiment; sentimentality
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd