a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
honorific affix; honorific prefix
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
how; in what way; how about
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
library (usu. single-room); small library
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
collection of books; (personal) library
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
adds force or indicates command
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
most of all; extremely; supremely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to grimace; to make a wry face
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand