to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
each; (arch.) you (plural)
everyday life; daily life
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
how long; how far; how much
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
particularly; only; in the case of
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
small number; few; minority
residence; housing; residential building
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
people; men and women; each person; everybody
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
postwar period; period after Second World War
period of youth; while young
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to settle (in a place); to settle down
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
modern person; people of today
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)