when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(one acting as a) foster parent
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to pick up; to find; to gather
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
this and that; various things
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one more time; once more; once again
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
in that manner; like that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be needed; to be wanted
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the opposite sex; isomerism
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
since when; from when; how long