I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to be born; to come into the world
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
of course; certainly; naturally
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
short story; short film; short poem
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean