it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to turn towards; to point
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
birth; creation; formation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
while; during; while; although; all; both
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
ago; since; before; previous
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge