step; stride; counter for steps
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
please (give me); please (do for me)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
should; must; -able; probably; likely
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
kindergartener; preschooler
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)