may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
beginning; outset; first; onset
to have a talk; to tell a story
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
had better ...; had better not ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
with a friendly grin; smilingly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to ask; to enquire; to query
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
excursion; field trip; school trip
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
woman; female; feminine gender
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault