centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
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
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
study; research; investigation
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
making practical; making useful; implementing
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to say; to be called; to do
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)