gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
such ... as; or some such
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to shake; to sway; to waver
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to rise; to erect; to get up
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on