now that you say that; now that you mention it
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
on the way home from school
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
Niigata (city, prefecture)
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
choices; alternatives; options