and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
offender; criminal; culprit
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?