to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
episode; anecdote; vignette
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
father; dad; husband; you; he
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it seems so; that's what it looks like
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
performer; entertainer; celebrity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
adds force or indicates command
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
journal; magazine; periodical
the other day; lately; recently
stealthily; secretly; in secret
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
prize money; monetary award; reward
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch