no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
don't you think?; indicates question
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
until now; so far; up to the present
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to talk; to chat; to chatter
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum