in comparison to; rather than
number one; first; best; most; game; round
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
one day; (on) a certain day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
in the same way as; just like
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
buying a book, magazine because of its cover
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to become clear; to be made public
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
serious; not joking; straight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
homeroom; form room; form class