in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
New Year's pine decoration
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
root; source; origin; cause
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
fixed; obvious; commonplace
every year; yearly; annually
to repeat; to do something over again
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
interpreter (in the Edo period)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
until now; so far; up to the present
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire