to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to accept; to receive; to agree
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
I see; that's right; indeed
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify