such; this sort of; like this
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
how can (one) do something
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
feeling; sense; impression
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
hiding one's embarrassment
nothing but; except; no more than
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
treatment; service; handling; management
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
what kind of; what sort of; what
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
senior high school; high school
connection; link; relationship
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)