I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
proposal; offer; request; application
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
book; volume; this; present; main; head
another family; another house
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to entertain; to make welcome
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to make light of; to ignore; to slight