to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
tedious; boring; being fed up with
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to raise one's voice; to shout
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
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
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
cheap article; poor quality article
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to have a talk; to tell a story
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
such a thing; something like that
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment