fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
considerably; fairly; quite
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
originally; by nature; from the start
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much