during the night; at night
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
meeting; greeting; welcome
reason; cause; circumstances
please; somehow or other; one way or another
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
wife and children; (arch.) wife
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
widower; divorced man not remarried
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix