how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
higher rank; better position
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
preparatory phase; preparatory period
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
living by oneself; living alone
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reality; actuality; hard fact
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character