or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
something like ...; something called ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
such; like that; that sort of; very
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
pride; boast; credit (to)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
good-for-nothing; worthless
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hey there; I say; see here
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture