or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
old man; venerable gentleman
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
difficult to ...; hard to ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
two (long cylindrical things)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than