never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
planning; project; plan; design
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)