don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to anticipate; to foresee
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how; in what way; how about
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
war; fighting; fierce competition
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)