to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
while; during; while; although; all; both
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
homeless; homeless person
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
major label debut (recording)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)