district governor (Ritsuryo period)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
living thing; living creature; animal; life
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
consequence; outcome; result; blame
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
beyond this point; from now on; after this
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
and; thereupon; because of that
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal