pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
beginning; outset; first; onset
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to bring; to take; to bring about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all