as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
due form; official; formality
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
selling out; being sold out
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
state of mind; mentality; psychology
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
separate; scattered; apart
number of votes polled; poll votes
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
start; beginning; first step; clue
synchronization; synchronized swimming
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation