dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
self-examination; reflection
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
facing; opposite; across the street; other side