many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
senior high school student
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
there is nothing; having nothing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
please (give me); please (do for me)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt