sorry; excuse me; thank you
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
different thing; another question; different case
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
accurate; correct; precise; exact
research; study; investigation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
genius; prodigy; natural gift
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
choices; alternatives; options
(in the same way) as before; as always