to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
educational institution; school; academy; campus
student (esp. a university student)
the other day; a few days ago
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first-year (university) student; freshman; (one of the) first graduates of a new school
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
don't you think?; indicates question
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in one's own way or style