origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
instant; moment; for an instant
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
junior high school student; middle school pupil
serious; not joking; straight
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one meal; one meal (a day)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
actor; actress; player; performer
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture