gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
being startled; getting a shock
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of someone (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be silent; to say nothing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
question; inquiry; enquiry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
just because; even if; even though
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become better; to improve
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention