long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
serious look (on one's face); straight face
when it becomes; when it comes to
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at once; immediately; right now
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend