yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
company; corporation; workplace
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
boy; son; baby boy; young man
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
suffix for familiar person
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
sexual interest in young boys; boy love
please (give me); please (do for me)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
book with the look and layout of a magazine
that is to say; so that means
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
festival merrymaking; revelry
author; writer; novelist; artist
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
script; screenplay; scenario
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)