present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
waste of time; killing time
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
so; to such an extent; such
to collect; to assemble; to gather
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
haberdashery; sundries store
day after day; day by day
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
3000; three thousand; many
genuine article; real thing; real deal