thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
summer vacation; summer holiday
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
very popular; highly favoured
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
compilation; editing; recording
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love