to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
all present; all concerned; all of us
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
association; union; guild
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how; in what way; how about
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
village headman; village mayor
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
recently; lately; these days
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that