funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last