increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to apologize; to apologise
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
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 be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
position; location; base; point; site
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
river; stream; River; the ... river
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to bring; to take; to bring about
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
motive power; driving force
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
what is called; what they call; so-called
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)