Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
society; public; community; social studies
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
underground train; subway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in one's own way or style
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
feel (of a material); texture
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
woman; female; feminine gender