it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
now that you say that; now that you mention it
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
management; administration; operation
to settle (in a place); to settle down
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
convenience; user-friendliness
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
that is to say; so that means
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
those (near the second person)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
generation; the world; the age
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
hundred points; perfect mark
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution