attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
one (thing); one piece; one item
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pass (of time); to elapse
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have a talk; to tell a story
junior high school student; middle school pupil
in one's own way or style
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
many; numerous; various; large number of
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
nothing but; except; no more than
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)