unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
final; eventual; ultimate
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
contrastive conjunction (but, however, etc.); contradictory conjunction
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
bright green; chartreuse green
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
only; merely; but; no more than
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
platform; home; home base; home plate
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
though one didn't intend (expect) to
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across