to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
because; the reason why is
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
samurai; warrior; military family
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
raising an army; launching business
such; this sort of; like this
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)