skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
such; like that; that sort of; very
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as (for); for; in the capacity of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
difficult to ...; hard to ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression