otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be surprised; to be astonished
library (usu. single-room); small library
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
incident; affair; happening; event
journal; magazine; periodical
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
go that far; to that extent
clear; precise; definite; distinct
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for example; for instance; e.g.
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
suffix for familiar person
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus