association of like-minded people
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
hakkeyoi!; come on!; go ahead!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(not) even once; (not) ever
rather; better; instead; if anything
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
family or person with samurai ancestors
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
older brother; elder brother
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
latent disposition; inner feelings
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
although I say; although one might say; although called
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise