takoyaki; octopus dumplings
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
roller coaster; big dipper
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting