usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
near oneself; close to one; familiar
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
level; standard; water level
(not) even once; (not) ever
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to talk; to chat; to chatter
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
even though; despite; when
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
preface; introduction; preamble
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
such; like that; that sort of; very
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
way; method; means; resource; course
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest