imperial court; royal court
influence; clout; leverage
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
natural; intrinsic; from birth
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
firmly; solidly; heartily
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
window-gazing; window-shopping
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
street; quarter; district; area
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash