falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
failure; mistake; blunder
such; this sort of; like this
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
outer case; casing; slip-case; slipcase; outer box
shipping company; freight company; transport company
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when