lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
society; the world; the times
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
fortunetelling (as an occupation)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
competing; competition; auction
taste; liking; preference
study; research; investigation
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto