I see; that's right; indeed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
if you think about it; come to think of it
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
cooperation; collaboration
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
preface; introduction; preamble
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
for example; for instance; e.g.
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
being startled; getting a shock
by myself; in person; by oneself
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
future (usually near); prospects