or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
magazine; journal; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
imagination; supposition; guess
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
sense of values; values; value system
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
distortion; falsification; perversion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what kind of; what sort of; what
woman; female; feminine gender
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
otherwise; or else; if not
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)