what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to keep a watchful eye on
absolutely; positively; decidedly
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
transactions; dealings; business
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
sincere; honest; faithful
influenced (by); under an influence
mistaken answer or response
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)