to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
Madadayo!(No, Not Yet!) (film)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
considerably; fairly; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
cabinet (of a government); ministry
chair; stool; post; office; position
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
dry riverbed; river beach
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
construction; architecture (of buildings)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
after that; afterwards; thereafter
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
place; situation; position; location
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to live; to make a living; to get on with
building lot; residential land
such ... as; or some such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)