long time; long interval; for quite some time
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Tanaka Shouzou (1841-1913)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
originally; by nature; from the start
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
how; in what way; how about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
society; public; community; social studies
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
home area; home town; local
election; selection; choice
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move