or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
after a long time; for the first time in a while
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
dining; dining room; meal
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
and yet; despite (all) that
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
most attractive feature (of a person)
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
ordinary people; general public; public at large
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
sense of smell; olfaction
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
period of time; time slot; time zone