to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
myself; yourself; I; me; you
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
home area; home town; local
Toyama (city, prefecture)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
company president; manager; director
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
around the world; throughout the world
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen