to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
woman's handwriting; hiragana
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
some people; a few people; several people
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to happen to hear; to overhear