endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
contours of one's body; figure
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
in that way; thus; so; so?
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits