tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
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
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
class president; head class representative
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
don't you think?; indicates question
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
convenient; handy; useful
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
something like ...; something called ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
recommendation; referral; endorsement
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
then; well; so; well then
what kind of; what sort of; what
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy