(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
such; like that; that sort of; very
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
really; truly; indeed; good grief
story; tale; talk; discussion
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
America and China; Sino-American
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
store interior; inside of a shop
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
senior high school student
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
closing time; lockup; curfew
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
street at night; making a night journey
invisibly; secretly; privately
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
manly; masculine; like a man
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK