was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
having said that; on the other hand
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to pull in (fish); to land
tedious; boring; being fed up with
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
cartoon characters; anime characters
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
vitality; (one's) life force