naturally; of course; understandably
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
dual nationality; dual citizenship
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
almost; roughly; approximately
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
small fraction; small proportion
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
how; in what way; how about
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
audience; spectator; spectators
instant; moment; for an instant
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to