than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Lyon (France); Riom (France); Riyon
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
11th day of the month; 11 days
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
by myself; in person; by oneself
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
while; during; while; although; all; both
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing