indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beginning; outset; first; onset
memory; sense; experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
together; at the same time; same; identical
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that; the matter in question
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
study group; study meeting
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
attack; assault; attempt; try
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
for some (unspecified) reason
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
similarly; same (idea); same (name)