wearing one's hair in braids
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to indicate; to show; to point to
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
reaching; attaining; arrival
detached; aloof; indifferent
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
honorific/polite/humble prefix