speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
how many people; a number of people
senior high school student
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
to face; to go towards; to head towards
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
alone; by oneself; on one's own
always; all the time; never; usual; regular