to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
that is to say; so that means
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
way of solving (a problem); solution
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
last week; the week before
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)