mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to feel; to sense; to experience
proposal; proposition; suggestion
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
restaurant (esp. Western-style)