it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
scene; spectacle; sight; view
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
convenient; handy; useful
tool; implement; means; furniture
but; however; provided that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that is to say; so that means
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
is never the case; has never happened
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing