it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
innumerable; countless; numberless
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
then; well; so; well then
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
changing completely; transformation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
greeting; a fine thing to say
polite; respectful; reverent
manner of using one's hands
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
stingfish (Inimicus japonicus); scorpion fish; stonefish
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
unfortunately; regrettably
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
comparatively; relatively
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)