cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
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
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
older sister; lass; young lady
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
private affairs; personal matter
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
mental; spiritual; emotional
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
conviction; belief; confidence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
guidance; protective custody
police; police officer; police station
(somebody else's) parents; both parents