number one; first; best; most; game; round
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
presence (impressive quality)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
healthy; sound; wholesome
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to have sexual intercourse
successive generations; successive emperors
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
selection; choice; option
regret; repentance; remorse
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to state; to express; to mention
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)