to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
understood; I see; OK; present; here
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
declaration; proclamation; announcement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
adds force or indicates command
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
such; this sort of; like this
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such ... as; or some such
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
department store; department
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
like water; like it grows on trees
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to