vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to concern; to be related
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
since when; from when; how long
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
body; body blow (in boxing)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
back seat (of a car); rear seat
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to be reflected in a mirror
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
inheritance; something given or received
scenery; scene; landscape
one's own car; privately owned car
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing