lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
no matter how much time passes
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
along; parallel to; in accordance with
the Big Three (countries)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
than; from; out of; except; but; more
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
counter for generations; epoch
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?