yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
program (e.g. TV); programme
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
actor; actress; player; performer
movie director; film director
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
question; inquiry; enquiry
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
older sister; lass; young lady
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in this way; thus; such; uh...
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
honorific/polite/humble prefix
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate