no!; no no!; no, not at all
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
please (give me); please (do for me)
Christopher; Cristofer; Kristoffer
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
of no interest; not interested
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
while; even though; despite
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
likability; favorability; popularity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get distracted; to jump off the track
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)