vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to take off one's clothes; to undress
locker room; changing room; dressing room
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
good wife and wise mother
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
personal affair; one's own affair