or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
comparatively; relatively
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
considerably; greatly; a lot
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
since when; from when; how long
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be silent; to say nothing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
primary school; elementary school; grade school
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)