good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
myself; yourself; I; me; you
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
Shiba Ryoutarou (1923.8.7-1996.2.12)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)