love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in proportion to; just as much as
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
dramatization; dramatisation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
go that far; to that extent
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included