first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
spirit; heart; disposition
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
condition; situation; prospects
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to congratulate; to celebrate
Europe and America; the West
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
bringing about; cause; provocation
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
reason; cause; circumstances
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
street; quarter; district; area
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
near; close; beside; third person