clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be greedy; to devour greedily
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
company president; manager; director
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in that way; thus; so; so?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one's post; place of work; workplace
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful