notice; attention; observation
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to watch over; to watch attentively
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)