sorry; excuse me; thank you
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to be surprised; to be astonished
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
this and that; one thing or another
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right