I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be kind to; to treat kindly
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
one grade; first-class; primary
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
being based in Osaka; being in Osaka
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)