protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
love triangle; eternal triangle
excellent; superb; first-rate
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
surely; certainly; without doubt
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
results; record; grades; marks
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
mental; spiritual; emotional
one day; (on) a certain day
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering