how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
woman; female; feminine gender
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
reduction by half; halving
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
you (plural); all of you; you all
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
self-consciousness; self-awareness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
just because; even if; even though
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
as a child; when one was a child
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)