light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
scene; sight; scenario; setting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
precocity; early ripening; premature development
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Astro Boy (Japanese anime character)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
4D pocket; magical pocket that can hold any item
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
writing; composition; essay; sentence
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how; in what way; how about
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
single word; a few words; brief comment
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
happy memory; sweet memory
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very