to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to be infected; to be contagious
turning upside down; placing nonessentials before essentials
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Florence; Florence (Italy); Firenze
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
Japanese writing; Japanese text
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to have meaning; to be meaningful
donation; presentation; gift
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
particle that attaches to a phrase and acts on the whole phrase
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
in terms of; from the point of view of
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
the same rank; equality; apposition