earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be surprised; to be astonished
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
Norwegian Wood (1987 novel by Haruki Murakami)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
heart pounding; chest tightening
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
for example; for instance; e.g.
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...