strangeness; abnormality; disorder
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to recall; to remember; to recollect
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
now; the present time; just now; another; more
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
because of; owing to; due to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)