composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
man; male; masculine gender
while; during; while; although; all; both
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
several years; a few years
monthly publication; monthly issue
journal; magazine; periodical
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
so-and-so; who?; which people?
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
high blood pressure; hypertension
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that