real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to apologize; to apologise
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very