thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
memory; sense; experience
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
middle of the night; dead of night
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
kitchen; financial situation
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
feeling; sense; impression
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reason; cause; circumstances
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
examination; investigation; prosecution
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
justice; fairness; impartiality
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
innocence; being not guilty
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
button (clothing); push-button
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment