indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
such; like that; that sort of; very
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
feeling; sense; impression
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
father; dad; husband; you; he
author; writer; novelist; artist
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
in the end; on top of that
foreign; abroad; overseas
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
active people; doers; people who get things done
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
program (e.g. TV); programme
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star