approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
something like ...; something called ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
man; male; masculine gender
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
good impression; favorable impression
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
pupil; student; schoolchild
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
self-torturing; masochistic
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
serious; not joking; straight
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
nonchalantly; without a care
to have a talk; to tell a story
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work