outsider; someone outside of a group
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
nonchalant air; unruffled air
marriage proposal; courtship
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
promising without due consideration
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
quarrel; dispute; argument
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
several times (as large, over)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on