to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to be torn off; to come off
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
only; merely; but; no more than
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
underground train; subway
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
three; three years of age