just because; even if; even though
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
working adult; full-fledged member of society
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
tattling; telling on (someone)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
after tax income; net income