to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
at once; immediately; right now
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to assemble; to gather