front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
together; at the same time; same; identical
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in this way; thus; such; uh...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
like this; this sort; this way
indeed; really; truly; very much
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(Edo-period) town magistrate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...