and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
novel; story; (work of) fiction
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
forcibly; by force; against one's will
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
while; during; while; although; all; both
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
suffix for familiar person
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)