excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as (for); for; in the capacity of
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
older sister; lass; young lady
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
within; inside of; less than
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
that's a different matter; that's a different story
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
curious; strange; unusual
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
show; exhibition; spectacle
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
proposal; proposition; suggestion