hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
go on!; right!; here goes!
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
genius; prodigy; natural gift
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
way; method; means; resource; course
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
step; stride; counter for steps
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for example; for instance; e.g.
other; another; over; more than; I; me
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae