(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
meditation; contemplation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
overseas assignment; overseas posting
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
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
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
branch office; branch store
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
generation; the world; the age
endocrine disruptor; endocrine disrupting-chemicals
because of; owing to; due to