excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to go out and away; to leave
after that; afterwards; thereafter
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
that day; the very same day
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
on bad terms; at loggerheads
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
true character; real nature
outward appearance; looks
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
witnessing; observing; sighting
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
useless resistance; vain struggle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious