extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
encouragement; urging; spurring on
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
again; once more; a second time
double suicide; lovers' suicide
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
pre-war days; before the war
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
that's the way it is; such is life
whether one wants to or not; without choice
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
posterity; future life; life to come
something like ...; something called ...
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to pass (of time); to elapse
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
entertainment; performance
decision; determination; resolution
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why