participation; joining; entry
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
artificial island; man-made island
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
government; administration; ministry
as (for); for; in the capacity of
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
both (people); the two of them
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime