man; male; masculine gender
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tide; current; tendency; trend
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
family; relatives; dependents; household
being very busy; busyness
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
loveable; very likeable; like very much
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in one's own way or style
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence