while; during; while; although; all; both
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
in the same way as; just like
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
about this time; about now
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged