enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
considerably; fairly; quite
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(going) on and on (about trivial matters); (complaining about) this and that; trivially (chatting)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
at work; in the midst of work; working
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
no!; no no!; no, not at all
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
surely; certainly; without doubt
study; research; investigation
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to become better; to improve
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(some) more; even more; longer; further
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
it is not (like that) either
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic