appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
next term; next period; next version; next release
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
I see; that's right; indeed
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
steady progress; rapid advance
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on