to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
convenient; handy; useful
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
electricity; (electric) light
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(someone else's) child; child; kid
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
business results; business performance