forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
originally; by nature; from the start
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
spring water; clear (pure) water
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
surroundings; environs; circumference
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor