coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
function; facility; faculty; feature
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
discovery; detection; finding
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
one more time; once more; once again
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
item; something that one "just has to have"
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
sixth day of the month; six days
end of consecutive holidays
although I say; although one might say; although called
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to rest; to suspend; to give relief