(a) little; somewhat; somehow
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well