proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to recall; to remember; to recollect
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to loiter around; to wander about
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who