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(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
since; henceforth; ever since
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
visitor; caller
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
since then; from that time; ever since
visit (from someone); call
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
retainer; vassal; follower
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
arrival; coming; advent
future; possible; potential; prospective
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
forevermore; for eternity
next summer
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
dream for the future; hopes for the future
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
man of the future; Homo futurus
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
for visitors; for guests
of great promise; with a promising future
precognition; prescience
future prospects; promise
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
history; career
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
next year; next fiscal year
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
coming to the store
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
year after next
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
see you next week
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
pre-existing; already there; conventional
since the dawn of history
next term
imported; foreign-made
several years standing; over several years
arriving on an island; coming to an island
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
overnight; since last night
assistance; support
since then; after that
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
flood of customers; roaring business
month after next
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; coming to the imperial court (of an envoy, emissary, etc.)
newly arrived; new (arrival)
purpose of a visit
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
ever since morning
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
stranger; visitor; outsider
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
imported article; foreign-made article; imported goods; foreign goods
your visit; your presence
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
august visit; arrival
vision of the future
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts
loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
visitor (to a museum, library, etc.)
school visit
visitor; person born later than oneself; one's junior; future
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain
since our last meeting; since we parted
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
next month's issue
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
end of next month
existing (type, style, form); traditional; conventional; legacy (software, etc.)
vision of the future
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
coming from far away
imported to Japan by early European traders
visit to a park (kindergarten, zoo, etc.); coming to a park
coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead
invasion; raid; inroad
Chinese and Korean people who settled in ancient Japan and introduced culture and technology from continental Asia (4th-7th centuries CE)
next season (esp. in sports); next year
visit to a company
for as long as one can remember
since a little while ago
doctor's visit
advent of a golden opportunity
many guests
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
returning
visitor from afar; foreign visitor
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
outpatient care; ambulatory care
bamboo enclosure
Malaya; Malay; Malayan
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
Perry Expedition (1853); arrival of the Black Ships
tower-shaped wooden talisman; apron-shaped straw deity to ward off disease
customer (who visits an establishment in person); in-store customer; visitor
since growing old
origin and history; particulars
after this; from now on; henceforth; (arch.) coming late; (arch.) someone coming late
the time has come (for, to, when ...); the time being ripe (for)
sunrise viewed from the top of a high mountain; the rising sun
present (received from someone); gift
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
tathagatagarbha (buddha-womb, the potential within all living things to become a buddha)
visitor (to a store, restaurant, etc.); (in-store) customer; patron
attendance; those present
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
naturally derived; naturally occurring
in all ages; since antiquity
forecast of the future
letter received
coming and residing (in a place); coming to live; settling
coming of a visitor to one's home
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
afterlife; the hereafter
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
quitting one's job and moving back to one's hometown
all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
letter received
introduced (non-native) fish species
letter received
joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
to the end of time; to the crack of doom; for ever and ever
imported (transmitted) from China
coming to an office, laboratory, etc.
coming together; gathering and coming
early next week; (at the) beginning of next week
since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
return; coming back
inspection visit
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
arrival at one's post
anthropozoonosis (diseases transmitted to humans by animals)
coming to a prefectural office, governmental agency, etc.
existing technology; conventional technology; prior art
origin; cause
visitor (to an exhibit)
eternally; forever
business handbook (with glossary) of the Edo period
Akshobhya (one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas)
secondary retainer
coming to Osaka; visit to Osaka
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
new arrival; newcomer; incomer
a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when ...); opportunity knocking
coming to perform
five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas
Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); tampala
history (of something); memoir
onset; outbreak
coming to a prefecture
your coming; your visiting me
next autumn; next fall
visiting Fukuoka; coming to Fukuoka
future outlook; outlook for the future
incoming telegram
Edo-period travel permit
coming to a post office, broadcasting station, etc.
attendance; audience; coming to listen
coming to a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
invasive alien species; invasive introduced species
coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)
next winter
fifth-generation descendant; great-great-great-grandchild
nobody knows the morrow; (lit.) speak of next year and the ogres laugh
in all ages; since antiquity
arrival of the ideal time (for); arrival of an opportunity (to)
future progressive form; future progressive tense
belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter
specialist outpatient department
smoking cessation clinic; smoking cessation outpatient services
Prabhutaratna (buddha)
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
visiting someone's residence
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk
something someone said; nature of something someone said
coming from far away to participate in a game, war, etc.
coming to pay tribute
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)
round pillars each side of the wall behind a shumidan dais
coming to Sendai; arrival in Sendai; visit to Sendai
gist of what someone else said; purpose of a visit
coming to talk; conversation one came (to a place) to have
traveled road; road someone came along
the passage of people and horses; coming and going of people and horses
future day; later date
visiting a bank
during next week; throughout next week; sometime next week
date in the future; day to come
coming to school; coming to university
Japan Society for Future Research
futurist; futurologist
as before; as usual; the way it used to be
vision for the future
deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)
arrival of an opportunity; having a chance
coming to Brazil; visit to Brazil; arrival in Brazil
coming to stay over; coming to spend the night
outpatient department
correspondence; letter received
coming to Okinawa; visit to Okinawa
coming to Korea; visit to Korea; arrival in Korea
correspondence; received letter or note
invasion; raid
volitional future
good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
immediate future; near future
future vision; plan for the future
Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Ishihara faction
Japanese hymn praising the coming of the Buddha (thought to be written by Minamoto No Makoto)
alternating chills and fever
shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
ōraimono; type of elementary school textbook, used from late Heian to early Meiji periods
advent; descent (of a god)
correspondence; received letter
visiting and meeting someone (of higher status)