as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
considerably; greatly; a lot
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be able to manage somehow or another
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
failure; mistake; blunder
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to give directions; to issue instructions
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
solution; solution strategy
I see; that's right; indeed
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
Japanese person; Japanese people
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally