that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
while; even though; despite
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
thereupon; shortly thereafter
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
suffix for familiar person
rather than; more ... than ...
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also