and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
background research; research into the period
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
preference; priority; precedence
year in, year out; always; 24-7
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
progress; advance; improvement; development
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
drama; theatre; theater; play
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
in that way; thus; so; so?
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)