only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how; in what way; by what means
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
author; writer; novelist; artist
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the other day; a few days ago
editor (in publishing, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
depiction; description; portrayal
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
pointing out; identification
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)