imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
story of one's experiences
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to pass (of time); to elapse
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
even if; even though; however; no matter how
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
company; corporation; workplace
boy; son; baby boy; young man
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
sexual interest in young boys; boy love
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
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
festival merrymaking; revelry
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
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
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
calling by name; designation; nomination
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
several years; a few years
1,000,000; one million; million; many
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category