to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
smoothly; easily; readily
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
I see; that's right; indeed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
Japanese person; Japanese people
really; truly; indeed; good grief
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
feeling; sense; impression
(some) more; even more; longer; further
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
carelessly; inattentively
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still