when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
as (for); for; in the capacity of
notice; attention; observation
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to rush over; to run up to
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
loveable; very likeable; like very much
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
number one; first; best; most; game; round
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still