curious onlookers; rubbernecks
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to look around; to survey
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
difficult problem; challenge
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to make an appearance; to show up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
polite; respectful; reverent
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(full) name; family name and given name
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
meaning; significance; sense
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
the West; the Occident; Western countries
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
dwelling; house; residence; address
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
really; truly; indeed; good grief