even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to talk; to chat; to chatter
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
of no interest; not interested
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation