serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
(someone else's) daughter
immediately; right away; on the spot
sour look; surly face; pout
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
your home; your family; their home; (my) home