bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
failure; mistake; blunder
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
environment; surroundings; circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
then; well; so; well then
vaporization heat; vaporisation heat
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
regulation; adjustment; control
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?