language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to remove; to move out of the way
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to rally; to make a comeback
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
contract; compact; agreement
a pair (of shoes or socks)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
interview (e.g. for a job)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
recommendation; referral; endorsement
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
job hunting; job searching
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to refuse; to decline; to deny
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
like this; this sort; this way
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank