enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
opening a business; opening a practice
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beginning; outset; first; onset
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
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 exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
alone; by oneself; on one's own