oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
set of three; three sets; three classes
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come