to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
on the occasion of; at the time of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
physical condition; state of health; shape
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
metallic sound; metallic clank
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up