to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
composition; setting (of music)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
senior high school; high school
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
air transportation; air transport
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)