the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
woman; female; feminine gender
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
general manager; director-general
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that day; the very same day
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
English conversation; school for English conversation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
novel; original; new; innovative
impossible; unlikely; improbable