heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
great difference; major mistake
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
serious look (on one's face); straight face
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
story; tale; talk; discussion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago