change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
novel; story; (work of) fiction
it's not like; it isn't as if
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
pregnancy; conception; gestation
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
it's been a long time; long time no see
will not do; do not; does not
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
18th day of the month; 18 days
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
4th day of the month; four days
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
series of battles; successive battles
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.