poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
why; how; for what reason
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
meaning; significance; sense
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
rather than; more ... than ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
woman; female; feminine gender
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except