never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be silent; to say nothing
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to detain; to check; to restrain
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
door; gate; opening; title page
(with a) start; fright; alarm
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to sit silently at a meeting
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when