metre; meter; meter; gauge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
because of; owing to; due to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
how; in what way; how about
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
either way; in any case; one way or another
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to feel; to sense; to experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance