sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
something; some kind of; for some reason
when it becomes; when it comes to
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
proposal; offer; request; application
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)