sorry; excuse me; thank you
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to speak; to say; to vocalize
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to stop (plug) one's ears
serious; not joking; straight
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in that way; thus; so; so?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
two persons; two people; pair; couple
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
earnings from a part-time job
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit