please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be fated; to be linked by fate
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
resident in Japan (of a foreign ambassador, government official, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to sit for an examination
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
on and after; from ... onward; since
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
superior; superiors; senior
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at once; immediately; right now
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably