grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
nothing but; except; no more than
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
extremely; very; really; super; so
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
morning soap opera; morning television serial
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
foreign; abroad; overseas
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
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)