Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
middle of the night; dead of night
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be infected; to be contagious
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
older sister; lass; young lady
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
study; diligence; discount; reduction
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
when it becomes; when it comes to
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so