hollow; cavity; hole; cave
time; hour; season; time of the year
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
tradition; legend; folklore
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
either way; in any case; one way or another
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing