straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
of no interest; not interested
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
special; particular; peculiar; unique
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
all; entire; whole; altogether
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
just one person; only one
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how