valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
at; in; at; when; by; with
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
a little; a few; a bit; a touch; a smidge
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
rest; break; recess; intermission
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
time; hour; period; class
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote