isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
name; given name; first name
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
society; the world; the times
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort