worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
convenience; user-friendliness
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
intelligence agency; secret service
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
transfer; transport; transportation
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
stirring; slight movement
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to step forward; to take a step forward
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism