this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
street gossips and idle rumors
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
helper; assistant; help; assistance
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
while; even though; despite
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)