personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
Sasaki Hideyo (1909.4.12-1986.2.1)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
results; record; grades; marks
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very; greatly; exceedingly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
mutual aid or credit finance company
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last