to attract attention; to come into the limelight
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
both hands; both arms; ten
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack
don't you think?; indicates question
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
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
question; inquiry; enquiry
to feel; to sense; to experience
don't you think?; indicates question
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
single word; a few words; brief comment
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)