clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
such; like that; that sort of; very
feeling; sense; impression
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to become frayed; to become loose
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
hey there; I say; see here
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
in that way; like that; that way
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
it is not (like that) either
adds force or indicates command
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that