in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
taking a commemorative photo
compact; portable; easy-to-use; handy
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
these guys; these fellows
splendid horse; promoted bishop
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
town girl; girl raised in a town
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
name; given name; first name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session