sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
all; entire; whole; altogether
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
not necessarily so; is not always true
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
Polygonaceae (knotweed or smartweed family of plants)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
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)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
reaction; response; reaction
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!