abrupt; sudden; unexpected
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
debut work; one's first work
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; son; baby boy; young man
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
woman; female; feminine gender
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(your, his, her) daughter
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
leader; authority; mainstay
the literary world; literary circles
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as a child; when one was a child
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
script; screenplay; scenario