-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
although I say; although one might say; although called
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
than; from; out of; except; but; more
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen