to raise one's voice; to shout
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
too much; excessively; too
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
even if not; even without
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
enumeration; citation; listing
such ... as; or some such
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly