tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
on and after; from ... onward; since
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at least; at most; (even) just
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to show up; to appear; to turn up
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
nothing but; except; no more than
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(some) more; even more; longer; further
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
participation; joining; entry
shop; store; establishment; restaurant