open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
highest grade; superlative degree
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
eating between meals; snacking
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
food and drink; eating and drinking
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to mess around; to get carried away; to press one's luck
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to read the situation; to sense the mood
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
complete stranger; total stranger
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption