judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
what do you want?; can I help you?
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to name; to call; to christen; to term
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to begin to walk; to set out
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event