one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
intelligence network; information network
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to put into the mouth; to eat
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
instant; moment; for an instant
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
novel; story; (work of) fiction
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
consideration; taking into account
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch