who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
cake or snack served with tea
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
superstition; superstitious belief
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to demand money; to pester; to extort
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
I see; that's right; indeed
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case