or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
difficult to ...; hard to ...
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
master; teacher; stable master
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
how many years; how long; what year
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply