friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
failure; mistake; blunder
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
everything; anything; nothing
third year (college) student; junior
forcibly; by force; against one's will
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that