a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
dozens; scores of; decades
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
comfort; consolation; diversion
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and; thereupon; because of that
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking