considerably; fairly; quite
oppression; suppression; pressure
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be silent; to say nothing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
episode; anecdote; vignette
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
study; research; investigation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
by means of; due to; because of; according to
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
made in Japan; Japanese-made
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
(col) Hello Kitty (Sanrio product line)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to feel; to sense; to experience
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out