seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
imagination; supposition; guess
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; by what means
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to overdo; to do too much
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to