glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
how long; how far; how much
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
being up to the person himself
thousands; several thousand
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
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
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
pessimism; negative thinking
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly