for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
national holiday; public holiday
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
end of consecutive holidays
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to