to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
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 be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
be (that) as it may; having said that