to apologize; to apologise
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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
physical condition; state of health
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
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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 be promoted
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; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
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; spare moment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in this way; thus; such; uh...
indicate reason; infers some protest
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up