to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
some people; a few people; several people
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
and; thereupon; because of that
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such; like that; that sort of; very
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body