by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
illegitimate child; secret love child
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
is that so?; I see; right; oh
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
gleaming; shining; glistening
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to