funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to have a talk; to tell a story
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
quick-witted; quick to understand
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
adds force or indicates command
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
(positive) economic effect
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
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
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
of no interest; not interested
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
equality; impartiality; evenness
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
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...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in this way; thus; such; uh...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why