sorry; apologetic; remorseful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
innocent; cherubic; childlike
victim; injured party; sufferer
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
point in common; common feature
offender; criminal; culprit
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
such; like that; that sort of; very
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
piece; fragment; one (object)
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
looking depressed; long face
to talk to oneself; to mutter
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
if it is the case that ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items