given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
number one; first; best; most; game; round
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
(set of) facial features; looks
cannot be compared with; no match for
besides; in addition; also; moreover
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
first letter; first letters; initial
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
good family; respectable family; decent family
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth