face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
how many people; a number of people
Japanese person; Japanese people
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive