talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
hostility; antagonism; opposition
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
of no interest; not interested
I see; that's right; indeed
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to look away; to avert one's eyes
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)