to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to communicate; to commune
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
distinction; differentiation; classification
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
here and there; everywhere
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
general; popular; common; typical
boiled and half-dried bonito
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to feel; to sense; to experience
after that; afterwards; thereafter
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
rather; better; instead; if anything
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
tendency; trend; inclination
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
political measures; policy
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up