I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
commuting to school; school commute
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
honorific/polite/humble prefix
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
attendance (at school); going to school
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of