gem; jewel; precious stone
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
choice; selection; option
back (side); back end; rear
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
decision; determination; resolution
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
nothing but; except; no more than
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality