what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
calculated; premeditated; considered
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
since; henceforth; ever since
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
long distance relationship
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason