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to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
during a telephone call; busy line
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
natural virtue; personal virtue
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to make an appeal; to urge
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
what kind of; what sort of; what
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
tone (of voice); manner of talking
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay