that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
such; this sort of; like this
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
comfort; consolation; diversion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
had better ...; had better not ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep