apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
female high-school student
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as you see; as you can see
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be exhausted; to be worn out
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...