to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
just a minute; small quantity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
udon with deep-fried tofu
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
how can (one) do something
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
number one; first; best; most; game; round
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to apologize; to apologise
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence