eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
very busy (person or thing)
to worry about the future
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
main question; real issue at hand
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to loiter around; to wander about
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
personage; person (deserving of respect)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
(not) merely; (not) simply
to be perturbed; to be agitated
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year