-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
outsider; someone outside of a group
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
until now; so far; up to the present
bento; Japanese box lunch
seasoning; flavour; flavor
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
for the first time in one's life
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
keep (it) steady (after a turn); understood; alright
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to congratulate; to celebrate
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)