I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
question; inquiry; enquiry
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what kind of; what sort of; what
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
property; fortune; means; assets
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hearsay; learning by hearsay
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to be profitable; to yield a profit
moderate; proper; just right
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
instead; but (on the other hand)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason