(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
... years old; age (of) ...
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
management; administration; operation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
movie; film; motion picture
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
time; hour; period; class
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
from now; from this moment; henceforth
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
finding employment; getting a job
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to