laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
for example; for instance; e.g.
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
impudent; shameless; brazen
recitation; reciting from memory
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
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
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
to feel; to sense; to experience
refutation; rebuttal; retort
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
ladle; tadpole; musical note
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
everywhere; all over; throughout
watering hole; watering place
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now