start; commencement; beginning; initiation
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to rush over; to run up to
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
after that (a substantive change occurred)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
failure; mistake; blunder
to leave a dish half-eaten
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through