what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
dancing or jumping for joy
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
genius; prodigy; natural gift
race (of people); type of person
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
while; even though; despite
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
process; course; mechanism
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect