step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to scrape off; to shave off
behind; in the rear; in back
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to correct oneself; to restate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
place; situation; position; location
regulation; adjustment; control
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
how long; how far; how much
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
eating between meals; snacking
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...