silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
I see; that's right; indeed
then; well; so; well then
alone; by oneself; on one's own
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest