to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
trend of the times; way things are going
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
establishment (of a business); founding
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
considerably; fairly; quite
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
long time; long interval; for quite some time
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
social meeting place; watering hole
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)