I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
about when; about what time; how soon
to be found; to be discovered
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
the other day; a few days ago
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
since when; from when; how long
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to entrust; to leave to a person
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
how many years; how long; what year