than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
tedious; boring; being fed up with
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
reality; actuality; hard fact
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what kind of; what sort of; what
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many