queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to publish a book; to put out a book
recommendation; referral; endorsement
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
reason; cause; circumstances
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
in this manner; in this way; like this
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to move (house); to change residence
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
environment; circumstance