petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
adds force or indicates command
transport truck; transport vehicle
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
at that time; in those days
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed