but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to apologize; to apologise
that is to say; so that means
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
how; in what way; how about
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
really; truly; indeed; good grief
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to breathe out; to exhale
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
moment; brief space of time
honorific/polite/humble prefix
living room (Japanese-style)
theatre; theater; playhouse
to approach; to draw near
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
space (room, area, outer space)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place