pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
junior high school student; middle school pupil
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
I see; that's right; indeed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
victim; injured party; sufferer
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
bad influence; negative influence
to bring; to take; to bring about
human relations; personal relationships
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture