serious; not joking; straight
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
straight; as the crow flies
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
explanation; interpretation
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
neighbourhood; neighborhood
bakery; baker; pastry shop
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be surprised; to be astonished
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding