connections; contacts; influence
to accept; to receive; to agree
programme; program; plans; arrangements
(period of) a year; during an era
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
though; notwithstanding; although
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
clientele; customer stratum
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
old friend; familiar face
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
will not do; do not; does not
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
old clothes; secondhand clothing