gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
time; hour; period; class
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
observation; survey; watching
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
moment; brief space of time
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to live; to get along; to spend (time)