inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thousands; several thousand
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
genius; prodigy; natural gift
that is to say; so that means
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
great man; magnanimous man
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
very much; exceedingly; extremely
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
article; thing; object; property; real estate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly