interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
such; this sort of; like this
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
two persons; two people; pair; couple
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
now; the present time; just now; another; more
name; given name; first name
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
quick-witted; quick to understand