to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
center; centre; metropolis
river; stream; River; the ... river
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sooner or later; in time; eventually
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
disinheritance; disowning
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
of great promise; with a promising future
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
solitary wild goose (i.e. separated from its flock, esp. flying)
Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
hospitalization; hospitalisation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
man of letters; literary man
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)