Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
third day of the month; three days
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something like ...; something called ...
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)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
such ... as; or some such
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with