after that; afterwards; thereafter
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to repeat; to do something over again
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
opposite side; other side; other party
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication