first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
self-consciousness; self-awareness
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
because of; owing to; due to
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
first meeting; first interview with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
piece of cake; a walk in the park
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)