by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
woman; female; feminine gender
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; by nature; from the start
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
by myself; in person; by oneself
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
how; in what way; how about
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)