to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unique; peculiar; singular
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
relation; connection; relevance
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
the other day; some time ago; recently
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
exhibition; display; putting on show
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
favorite; favourite; habitually used
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to paste; to stick; to affix
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
alternately; by turns; one after the other
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to affect; to impact; to influence
Emperor Meiji's birthday (November 3; national holiday held from 1927 to 1948)
princess; Her Royal Highness
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach