-less; lacking; non-existing
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
these days; now; recently
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
writing; book; (literary) work
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
piece; fragment; one (object)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate