mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
consequence; outcome; result; blame
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
name; given name; first name