narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
and then; and so; and; so then
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to face; to go towards; to head towards
seeing one off; farewell; escort
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
holding two or more positions concurrently
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
I don't need it; I don't want it
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily