fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
beginning; outset; first; onset
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
feeling; sense; impression
radical party; extremists
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
primary school; elementary school; grade school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
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)
to have a talk; to tell a story
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item