occasionally; once in a while; now and then
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(in) the air; midair; sky
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
nothing but; except; no more than
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the front; honest; upright; decent
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
spirit; heart; disposition
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way