yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
name; given name; first name
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
another time; some other time