it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
long time; long interval; for quite some time
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
should; must; -able; probably; likely
don't you think?; indicates question
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
that day; the very same day
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
feeling; sense; impression
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
rather; better; instead; if anything
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is to say; so that means
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...