-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
still (continuing); as ever; further
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
go that far; to that extent
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
Japanese person; Japanese people
major earthquake; large earthquake
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)