to ask a question; to ask questions
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as a child; when one was a child
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
story; tale; talk; discussion
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
late at night; at a late hour
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
considerably; fairly; quite
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
frequency (of occurrence)