no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to telephone; to make a phone call
answering machine; answer phone
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
tacit; unspoken; implicit
stagnation; hindrance; delay
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
trusting too much; overestimating ability
richness; fullness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); depth; weight
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to feel hungry; to get hungry
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
hell on earth; living hell
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to become fraught with emotion
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
slight; little; insignificant
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)