or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
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.)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
family-oriented; familial
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case