endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
pride; dignity; self-worth
to leave (a scene); to step away
how long; how far; how much
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
instead; but (on the other hand)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
failure; mistake; blunder
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
opposition Diet member; member of parliament in an opposition party
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
question; inquiry; enquiry
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
material; materials; data; information; documents
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
admiration; being impressed (by)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)