bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
individual; private person; personal; natural person
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
rather than; more ... than ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
rule; government; administration
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
existence; being; presence
to throw away; to abandon
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to accept; to receive; to agree
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
last night; yesterday evening
to discuss; to talk together
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)