3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
time; hour; period; class
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to order; to command; to appoint
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
prayer (for something); supplication
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo