and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
go that far; to that extent
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that's the way it is; such is life
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
offender; criminal; culprit
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
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
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already