recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
new book; new publication
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
rather; sooner; preferably
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
passing the winter; hibernation
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
such; like that; that sort of; very
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble