all day long; last day of the month; last day of the year; New Year's Eve
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
difference; variation; difference
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
the people; citizens; the populace
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
though; notwithstanding; although
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
government; administration
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
reality; actuality; hard fact
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
customary practice; habit; traditional event
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
social conditions; social circumstances
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary