seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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...
(present) head of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
in that way; thus; so; so?
meaning; significance; sense
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
while; during; while; although; all; both
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do