I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(some) more; even more; longer; further
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in this way; thus; such; uh...
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
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
Japanese person; Japanese people
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
name; given name; first name
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
serious; not joking; straight
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
how; in what way; how about
inside one's heart; in one's mind