to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
woman; female; feminine gender
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
female high school student
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision