instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
by myself; in person; by oneself
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
then; well; so; well then
they; those guys; those fellows
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reality; actuality; hard fact
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
because of; owing to; due to
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
many; much; plenty; hardly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally