to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
meeting; greeting; welcome
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
vent; vent hole; air hole
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
himself; yourself; herself
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power