dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
true friend; close friend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
such; this sort of; like this
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
one's share; one's portion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
share; portion; quota; cut
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)