passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
movie; film; motion picture
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
take care of yourself; get well soon
medical examination; checkup; consultation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
for example; for instance; e.g.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
what kind of; what sort of; what
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in the same way as; just like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
is that so?; I see; right; oh
nothing but; except; no more than
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict