year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
tradition; legend; folklore
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to have a talk; to tell a story
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to finish reading; to read through
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to feel; to sense; to experience
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
talk; recital; narration; topic
reaching; attaining; arrival
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast