seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
really; truly; indeed; good grief
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
one grade; first-class; primary
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
of course; certainly; naturally
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
intellectual-type gangster
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
reform; reformation; reorganization
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to incur someone's enmity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
goodness; excellence; virtue
management; administration; operation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to express (in words); to confess
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom