particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rising; ascending; climbing
older sister; lass; young lady
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
general; popular; common; typical
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
one day; (on) a certain day
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to return a favor (favour); to repay
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself