calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
difficult to ...; hard to ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
general; popular; common; typical
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi