I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
private affairs; personal matter
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
headquarters; head office; main office
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
nothing but; except; no more than
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
older sister; elder sister
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to badger; to pester; to beg
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
research; study; investigation
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way