voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
almost; roughly; approximately
instant; moment; for an instant
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
living by oneself; living alone
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
postage; communications expenses
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
because of; owing to; due to
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
band; zone; range; bandwidth
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
even though; despite; when
somehow; for some reason or other
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
generation; the world; the age
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...