no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to run about trying to escape
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
the same generation; coeval
to thrust before; to thrust at
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to put one's strength into
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
bento; Japanese box lunch
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
alien (from another planet)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
impossible; unlikely; improbable
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
somehow; somewhat; seemingly