what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
with these words; while saying
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
set meal; special (of the day)
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
what time; (lit.) which hour
health; healthy; sound; fit
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
only; merely; but; no more than
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to correct oneself; to restate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
beginning; outset; first; onset
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand