present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suffix for train car numbers
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
recollection; reminiscence
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
generation; lifetime; age
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
particularly; only; in the case of
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink