certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
it's been a long time; long time no see
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
agricultural administration
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
name; given name; first name
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Ninomiya Sontoku (1787-1856)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
primary school; elementary school; grade school
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
diligent student; studious person
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
there is no way that ...; easy; simple