in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
government service; official position; civil service
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
primary school; elementary school; grade school
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
fast-talking; rapid talking
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first