once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
festival; feast; carnival
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be softened; to calm down
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out