a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to lose sight of; to miss
door; gate; opening; title page
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
storehouse; warehouse; godown
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
pre-war days; before the war
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
so; like this; in this way
to be surprised; to be astonished
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
underground train; subway
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous