bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
correction; revision; amendment
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
immediately; right away; on the spot
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
boarding house; school dormitory
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
single word; a few words; brief comment
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to talk (a person) down; to confute
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying