serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
movie; film; motion picture
number one; first; best; most; game; round
second; number two; runner-up
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
and; thereupon; because of that
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC