counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
folklore studies; folkloristics
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for books; volume
technical book; specialized book; treatise
writing (e.g. as a profession)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
every year; yearly; annually
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
firm promise; definite promise
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
something like ...; something called ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
of course; certainly; naturally
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
the world in general; society; convention
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
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?
time; hour; period; class
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
family; members of a family
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
such ... as; or some such