staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hereabouts; around there; that area
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
tradition; legend; folklore
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
materials; data; document