Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
company; corporation; workplace
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
development; exploitation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss