friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
training; drill; practice; discipline
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
neat and clean; tidy; trim
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically