foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
street; quarter; district; area
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
March; third month of the lunar calendar
around the end of (a period of time)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become