it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
since when; from when; how long
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
100,000; hundred thousand
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
as many (people) as possible
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to thrust before; to thrust at
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
the way back; the way home; return trip
to spend time (on doing something)
to throw oneself down; to lie down
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
since one was born; (in) all one's life
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star