past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
very; extremely; excessively
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
expressing one's mind; speaking out
please; somehow or other; one way or another
first meeting; first interview with
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary