highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
early blooming; early flowering
wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
story; tale; talk; discussion
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to repeat; to do something over again
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
water's edge; beach; shore
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
scenery; scene; landscape
how long; how far; how much
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
beginning; outset; first; onset
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...