shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
like he said; same for me; ditto
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
that is to say; so that means
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
first time; first; initial
considerably; greatly; a lot
copier paper; photocopying paper
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
showing or announcing a program's name (e.g. television, theater)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size