outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
entreaty; appeal; petition
to chase; to run after; to pursue
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
in the end; at the end of the day
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
what time; (lit.) which hour
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness