terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to feel; to sense; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
guess; speculation; supposition
place where one works; construction site; working area
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
senior high school student
senior high school; high school
taste; palate; sense of taste