intuition; instinct; hunch
of course; certainly; naturally
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
is that so?; I see; right; oh
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
massive response; huge reaction; big stir; sensation; major repercussions
personification; anthropomorphization
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
mass communication; mass media
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
notice; attention; observation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
this occasion; at this time; now
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
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
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets