change; transition; vicissitudes
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
society; the world; the times
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
first cry of a newborn baby
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
pre-war days; before the war
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
generation; the world; the age
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
error; mistake; slip; bug
summer term (e.g. school); summer period