where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
clerical desk; office desk
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
document; official papers
materials; data; document
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
book; volume; this; present; main; head
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
polite; courteous; hospitable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
real experience; actual observations
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.