new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
basket; basketball; basket cloth
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
furniture store; furniture dealer
deliberation; consultation
manners; behavior; behaviour
older sister; elder sister
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to employ; to hire; to charter
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to discuss; to talk together
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
question; inquiry; enquiry
observation; survey; watching
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of a Diet session (pre-WWII)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
sake brewer; sake brewery
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off