east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
Niigata (city, prefecture)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
descendant; progeny; offspring
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
popular name; common name; given name
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
Aries (1st zodiacal sign); the Ram
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker