episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
counter for books; volume
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
amount of text; amount of writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
depiction; description; portrayal
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite