that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one's post; place of work; workplace
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
imagination; supposition; guess
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
single word; a few words; brief comment
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity