absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
intelligence gathering; information gathering
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
and; thereupon; because of that
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
how; in what way; how about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...