or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
although I say; although one might say; although called
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
Japanese person; Japanese people
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hostility; antagonism; opposition
three; three years of age
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
of course; certainly; naturally
war; fighting; fierce competition
after that; afterwards; thereafter
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
several times (as large, over)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
country; territory; domain; realm
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away