hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
imagination; supposition; guess
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
originally; by nature; from the start
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
at that time; in those days
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
name; given name; first name
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
cooperation; collaboration
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
but; however; provided that
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding