seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
inside one's heart; in one's mind
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
it is not (like that) either
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
weekly publication; weekly magazine
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
composite photograph; photomontage
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
lost article; something forgotten
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rather; better; instead; if anything
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
alone; by oneself; on one's own
favorite; favourite; habitually used
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all