steady; honest; sober; straightforward
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in one's own way or style
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
even if not; even without
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family