I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so?; I see; right; oh
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go past; to pass; to pass by
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
endless; boundless; everlasting
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rock; to shake; to swing
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously