man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
heroine; female protagonist
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
library; book collection; paperback book
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
pupil; student; schoolchild
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
novel; story; (work of) fiction
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
the present term; the present session
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)