may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inside one's heart; in one's mind
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be embarrassed; to lose face
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
at work; in the midst of work; working
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
only; merely; but; no more than
2nd day of the month; two days
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
pregnancy; conception; gestation
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
person around forty years old (esp. a woman)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)