story; tale; talk; discussion
confections; sweets; candy; cake
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be plump; to be chubby
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
but; however; provided that
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the other day; lately; recently
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
shopping; purchased goods
serious; not joking; straight
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
such; like that; that sort of; very
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence