so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
such; like that; that sort of
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; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look 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
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
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.)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
supplementary prize; additional prize; auxiliary prize; bonus prize
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!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
destination; recipient; addressee
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
... years old; age (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