it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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
evening; night; nighttime
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
it's been a long time; long time no see
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
at that time; in those days
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
society; public; community; social studies
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
number of copies; circulation