or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be needed; to be wanted
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
two persons; two people; pair; couple
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sympathy; compassion; pity
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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?
as (for); for; in the capacity of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in that manner; like that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?