to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to not believe one's ears
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
book; volume; this; present; main; head
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to ask; to enquire; to query
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like