to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to begin talking; to open up
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
two persons; two people; pair; couple
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to line up; to form a party
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
merchant; merchandiser; shop; shopkeeper; trader
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
second day of the month; two days
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take away; to carry away
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
traveling around getting seal stamps (travelling)
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...