I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
memory; sense; experience
to have (something) innate; to be born with
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to hide; to keep to oneself
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression