boy; son; baby boy; young man
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
beginning; outset; first; onset
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
single word; a few words; brief comment
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
until now; so far; up to the present
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
female friend; woman friend
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish