to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
in search of; in order to look for
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
identification papers; ID
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
moderate; proper; just right
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
but; however; provided that
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes