no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
story; tale; talk; discussion
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
two persons; two people; pair; couple
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
reality; actuality; hard fact
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; how about
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
conservative without party affiliation
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die