and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
it is I who should say so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
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?
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
family; members of a family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
had better ...; had better not ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
danger; peril; hazard; risk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
serious; not joking; straight
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to badger; to pester; to beg
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows