stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
evil spirit; demon; devil
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
how; in what way; how about
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
feeling; sense; impression
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
older sister; elder sister
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade