or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get distracted; to jump off the track
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
time; hour; period; class
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
inheritance; something given or received
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by