unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
forgetting; lapse of memory
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to appear in the newspaper
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
other people's affairs; someone else's problem