man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
name; given name; first name
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
very; extremely; excessively
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
in proportion to; just as much as
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
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)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known