draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
critic; reviewer; commentator
author; writer; novelist; artist
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)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
journal; magazine; periodical
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
near oneself; close to one; familiar
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to feel; to sense; to experience
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
secret; private; surreptitious
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
critical power; critical ability
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very