I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
officer below the rank of major; company officer
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
having lost face; in a bind
just because; even if; even though
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
I see; that's right; indeed
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
sooner or later; in time; eventually