to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
how long; how much; to what extent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be silent; to say nothing
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
the other day; a few days ago
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
honour; honor; glory; privilege
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
predation; eating prey; preying upon
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
identification; ID; identity
I see; that's right; indeed
how; in what way; I wonder
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up