or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what do you want?; can I help you?
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
round; spherical; circular
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
considerably; greatly; a lot
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
nature; property; disposition
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
how long; how far; how much
how many people; a number of people
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name