and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
for the first time in one's life
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
digital versatile disc; DVD
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
study; research; investigation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
first (of its kind) in Japan
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)