high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
document; official papers
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
family; members of a family
personal; individual; private
to have a talk; to tell a story
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that day; the very same day
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to call out; to ask someone to come
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless