impossible; unlikely; improbable
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
next term; next period; next version; next release
discovery; detection; finding
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
in the meanwhile; during the time
in good health; alive and well; going strong
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to have a rumor circulating
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
father; dad; husband; you; he
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
such ... as; or some such
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
interior; inside; internal
station; office; guardroom
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end