economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
chief; main; principal; important
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
depending on; dependent on
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
for example; for instance; e.g.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
only; merely; but; no more than
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?