long ago; already; a long time ago
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hello; good day; good afternoon
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
together; at the same time; same; identical
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
of course; certainly; naturally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...