strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
everything; anything; nothing
(not) even once; (not) ever
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
feeling; sense; impression
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
absolutely; positively; decidedly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
eccentric; crank; oddball
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
club activities; extracurricular activities
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
general; popular; common; typical
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
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)
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest