greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to recall; to remember; to recollect
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
leading; guiding; commanding
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
just because; even if; even though
that day; the very same day
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
many; much; plenty; hardly
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany