even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
novel; story; (work of) fiction
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
little by little; bit by bit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
for example; for instance; e.g.
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may