a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
hastily made; improvised preparation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant