to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
novel; original; new; innovative
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
theatre; theater; playhouse
action of making something; -ification
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
actor; actress; player; performer
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness