if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
had better ...; had better not ...
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
half and half; fifty-fifty
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
man; male; masculine gender
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
regarding highly; attaching importance to
gender; distinction of sex; sex
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
one's house; one's home; one's family
snakelike; snaky; serpentine