by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
instead; but (on the other hand)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to paint (draw) a picture
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(another's) daughter; young lady
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
early (days); initial stage; initial
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)