clearing one's throat; cough
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
surname; family name; last name
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
children's story; fairy tale
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
long ago; a long time ago; already
still (continuing); as ever; further
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
greeting; a fine thing to say
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now