so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
such; like that; that sort of; very
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
right in the center (centre)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously