hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
one eye; one of one's eyes
righteousness; justice; right
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
first 10 days of the month
coincident with; while; simultaneously
in the meanwhile; during the time
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
pose (in kabuki); posture
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here