towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
river; stream; River; the ... river
father; dad; husband; you; he
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I see; that's right; indeed
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough