to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
out of focus; off the point
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face