strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(present) head of a family
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
how; in what way; how about; questionable
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to say; to be called; to do