isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
memories; recollections; reminiscence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to have a talk; to tell a story
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
very interesting; of great interest
whole family; all one's family
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer