a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to repeat; to do something over again
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
same; similar; (just) like; equal
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to think too much; to be over-concerned
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
single word; a few words; brief comment
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
opposite side; opposition
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention