no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
leather-soled sandals (geta)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in name only; titular; nominal
to have a talk; to tell a story
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
true character; real nature
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
counter for wheels and flowers
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
being inside; being contained (within); being enclosed; staying in China; residing in China
house where the family is out
east, west, south and north
appointed time; timetable; schedule
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
quality (of a product or a service)
mostly involve; principally involve
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
strange; rare; novel; curious
to need; to call for; to require
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently