it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
authenticity; credibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
bottle of spirits that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
personal identification number; PIN; password number