to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
even if; even though; however; no matter how
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
script; screenplay; scenario
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
loveable; very likeable; like very much
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
because of; owing to; due to
to be worried; to be troubled
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to