book; volume; this; present; main; head
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)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
please (give me); please (do for me)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be worried; to be troubled
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
adds force or indicates command
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in one's own way or style
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
exactly as stated; verbatim
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
for your information; I'm telling you
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
meaning; significance; sense
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)