to apologize; to apologise
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
rubbing one's hands together
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
way (of doing); manner; method; means
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
(police) detective; criminal matter
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
general manager; director-general
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love