scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
actor; actress; player; performer
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
how long; how far; how much
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
observation; survey; watching
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
first generation; founder
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
business district; office complex
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to change completely; to change suddenly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life