recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
marathon; long-distance race
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
this is why; this means; it is the case that
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
beginning; outset; first; onset
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
report; notification; registration
registration; accession; register; entry; record
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
league; federation; union; alliance
of course; certainly; naturally
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude