middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
100,000; hundred thousand
to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?