creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
novel; story; (work of) fiction
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
to need; to demand; to take; to require
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
just because; even if; even though
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
confections; sweets; candy; cake
president (of a society); chairman
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
counter for generations; epoch
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.