to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to make one's own; to take possession of
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
for example; for instance; e.g.
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
choices; alternatives; options
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
mental; spiritual; emotional
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
of course; certainly; naturally
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
free time; time at leisure