enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
close; intimate; on good terms
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
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
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
both (people); the two of them
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
secret admirer; closet fan
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to approach; to draw near
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
continuation; succession; series; continuous
feeling; sense; impression
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
quick-witted; quick to understand
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces