to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
period of youth; while young
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
individual; private person; personal; private
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
association; society; organization; organisation
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
settlement; solution; resolution
to be needed; to be wanted
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)