charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to feel; to sense; to experience
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
woman; female; feminine gender
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
business trip; official trip
to move (house); to change residence
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
cooperation; collaboration
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
of course; certainly; naturally
forcibly; against one's will
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
on bad terms; at loggerheads
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
hello; good day; good afternoon
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them