while; during; while; although; all; both
to state; to express; to mention
to intend; to be sure that
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
how; in what way; how about
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how; in what way; how about; questionable
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
considerably; fairly; quite
art of drawing and painting
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
tool; implement; means; furniture
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
something like ...; something called ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
society; the world; the times
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)