to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be kind to; to treat kindly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to translate; to interpret
author; writer; novelist; artist
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
directly opposite; right in front
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
that day; the very same day
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
beginning; outset; first; onset