together (with); at the same time; in a lump
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
but; however; provided that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
Japan's best; number one in Japan
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be smeared; to be covered
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
(licensed) red light district
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
name; given name; first name
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
on the occasion of; at the time of
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era