greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
birth; creation; formation
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to support each other; to support one another
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
near; close; beside; third person
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to