trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
maid; helper; help; assistance
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
breeding; raising; rearing
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
much less; to say nothing of
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
absolutely; positively; decidedly
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of