ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
just because; even if; even though
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as before; as ever; as it was originally
family; members of a family
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
by myself; in person; by oneself
to spread; to be propagated
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted