a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
I see; that's right; indeed
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
that's the way it is; such is life
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
fortune-telling; divination
occupation; calling; livelihood
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
both hands; both arms; ten
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
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.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
reality; actuality; hard fact
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
originally; by nature; from the start
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)