necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
really; truly; indeed; good grief
persistence; single-mindedness
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
armed forces; military; troops
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(talent) scout; recruiter; headhunter
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion