it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
living room (Western style); sitting room
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
(period of) a year; during an era
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
information technology; IT
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
by means of; due to; because of; according to
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)