counter for generations; epoch
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
on the sea; surface of the sea
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no matter how much time passes
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
every year; yearly; annually
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur