yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be worried; to be troubled
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
several years; a few years
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
good; goodness; right; virtue
to say; to be called; to do