very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
such; this sort of; like this
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
cruelty; hard-heartedness
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in comparison to; rather than
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
close; intimate; on good terms
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
while; during; while; although; all; both
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
these guys; these fellows
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)