that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
close; intimate; on good terms
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
one by one; in detail; minutely
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
since then; from that time; ever since
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to attack; to assault; to assail
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
height (of body); stature
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal