no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
that's the way it is; such is life
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
the front; honest; upright; decent
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
failure; mistake; blunder
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
at first; initially; in the beginning
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist