frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
while; even though; despite
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
abusive language; violent language; wild words
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
product name; name of an article
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
chit; sales slip; voucher
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
packing; crating; packaging
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen