bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
don't worry about it; forget about it
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
had better ...; had better not ...
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that day; the very same day
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
just past noon; afternoon
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons