to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
not worth considering; out of the question
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
every year; yearly; annually
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
this or that person; anybody; many people
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to delight; to give pleasure
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter