surname; family name; last name
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
that kind; competition; match
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
contemplation; meditation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to make a lasting impression
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
environment; circumstance
to become possible; to become able to (do)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
study; library; den; home office; reading room
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated