figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
the opposite sex; isomerism
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
main purpose; primary objective
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
torii; Shinto shrine archway
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
autumn festival; fall festival
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)