place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(written) contract; agreement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
of course; certainly; naturally
now; the present time; just now; another; more
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
work experience; work history
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka