or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
if you think about it; come to think of it
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
emperor (of Japan); mikado
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
just the other day; quite recently
junior high school student; middle school pupil
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on