I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
time; season; period; phase; stage
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
(period of) a year; during an era
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to ask; to enquire; to query
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to become fraught with emotion
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
former name for makushita division
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
manners; courtesy; etiquette
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to support each other; to support one another
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)