I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
justice; fairness; impartiality
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
the same kind; accomplice; partner
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to tumble down; to roll down
beginning; clue; starting point
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
stature; height; size; physique
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
extravagant; extreme; hyper
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student