it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
a little bit; a little while
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
myself; yourself; I; me; you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thereupon; shortly thereafter
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix