thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
weather forecast; weather report
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
meanwhile; in the meantime
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
study; diligence; discount; reduction
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to say no more; to sink into silence
private house; one's own house
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
primary school; elementary school; grade school
private affairs; personal matter
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night