staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
that is to say; so that means
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
go that far; to that extent
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
unconfirmed; unidentified
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
don't worry about it; forget about it
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to half-rise to one's feet
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
jumping to a wrong conclusion
such; like that; in that way
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
tall figure; high stature
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
phantom; vision; illusion
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
stirring; slight movement
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
now that; since; so long as; because
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue