profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
if you think about it; come to think of it
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
notice; attention; observation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
how long; how far; how much
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
company; corporation; workplace
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
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
about when; about what time; how soon
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
northern part; the north (of a region)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly