to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be silent; to say nothing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
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
transactions; dealings; business
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
foreign; abroad; overseas
business trip; official trip
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
family; relatives; dependents; household
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
factory; plant; mill; workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
construction; architecture (of buildings)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)