nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
consequence; outcome; result; blame
travelling alone; solitary journey
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how; in what way; how about
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
worthy of special mention
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to recall; to remember; to recollect
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
but; however; provided that
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(not) merely; (not) simply