drama; theatre; theater; play
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness; marriageable age (of a young lady); sweet sixteen
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
together; at the same time; same; identical
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
single-storied house; single-storied building
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?