hesitation; indecision; vacillation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
don't you think?; indicates question
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
how long; how far; how much
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
damp; moist (negative nuance)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
successively; one after another
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on