plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
surely; certainly; without doubt
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
this and that; one thing and another
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
else; in addition; besides
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
inattention; absent-mindedness
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to keep a watchful eye on
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(United States of) America; USA
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn