low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
surely; certainly; without doubt
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
authority; power; influence
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
suffix for familiar person
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
attendance; presence; appearance
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
but; however; provided that
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far