place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
such; like that; that sort of; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight