year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
tool; implement; means; furniture
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
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
participation; joining; entry; adherence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as (for); for; in the capacity of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)