bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to satisfy one's appetite
wintertime; winter season
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
powerful person; influential person
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
still (continuing); as ever; further
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
first meeting; first interview with
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession