endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
beginning; outset; first; onset
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to forget to say; to forget to mention
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
year in, year out; always; 24-7
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
continuation; succession; series
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
shopping; purchased goods
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb