interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
new book; new publication
obi; kimono sash; band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
I see; that's right; indeed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
such; this sort of; like this
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
preface; introduction; preamble
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
for example; for instance; e.g.
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee