meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
every place; various places
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
in one's own way or style
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
addition; increase; Canada
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
woman; female; feminine gender
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
no, not like that (but like this)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
home area; home town; local
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
name; given name; first name
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)