crow (Corvus spp.); raven
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
secret; private; surreptitious
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
everyday life; daily life
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
chance; opportunity; occasion
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
existence; being; presence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
charming; fascinating; attractive
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
schoolgirl; female student
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
connection; link; relationship
discovery; detection; finding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly