raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
drifting; drift; being adrift
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
artificial intelligence; AI
automatic; intransitive verb
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
discrimination; discernment; identification
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
go that far; to that extent
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
assertion; declaration; affirmation
long ago; already; a long time ago
settlement; solution; resolution
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago