the other day; lately; recently
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
something; some kind of; for some reason
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to gather; to collect; to assemble
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
something like ...; something called ...
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to lose sight of; to miss
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
hiding one's embarrassment
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
confections; sweets; candy; cake
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)