feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
grasp; catch; understanding
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(medical) doctor; physician
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to entrust; to leave to a person
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
interference; intervention; meddling
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple