good humour (humor); good mood
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in person; personally; directly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
boastful speech; bragging
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
trembling voice; quavering voice
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
tendency; trend; inclination
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)