Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
around the world; throughout the world
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to grant someone's request
in the same manner as before; the same as always
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging