talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
with these words; while saying
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
cripple; disabled person; invalid
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
is something that; is that which
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite