(how) many times; (how) often
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
whatever the case; under any circumstances
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
another's parent; another's parents
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be worried; to be troubled
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
way of speaking; intimation
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
directly opposite; right in front
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(only) one option; one possible choice
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
internal conditions; true state of affairs
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(political) power; authority; influence
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
advance payment; money paid in advance