protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
postcard; memo; note; card
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
planning; plan; project; arrangements
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
(distinction of) sex; gender
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
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 ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying