to stop talking; to break off; to pause
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
companion; partner; spouse
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to be excited; to be elated
place; room; margin; scope
construction; establishment
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
when it becomes; when it comes to
letter; missive; note; mail
writing on someone's behalf
due form; official; formality
document; official papers
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
preference; priority; precedence
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
charming; fascinating; attractive
bulky; massive; thick; heavy