voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to ask; to enquire; to query
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to complain; to make a complaint
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
in order; in turn; one by one
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 draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
chest (of a person's body); chest of drawers
for one person; made for one person
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly