tone (of voice); manner of talking
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to look away; to avert one's eyes
your husband; her husband
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
living thing; living creature; animal; life
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
greeting; a fine thing to say
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to suit; to match; to become; to be like