to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
training; drill; practice; discipline
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
please (give me); please (do for me)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal