goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
Japan's best; number one in Japan
password; watchword; motto; slogan
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to turn towards; to point
to ask; to enquire; to query
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
yellow plastic container used at public baths
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
while; during; while; although; all; both
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to make a speech; to address
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as