research; study; investigation
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to continue to rain or snow
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to take up one's residence
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
freedom; free man; free woman
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
social networking service; SNS; social media
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full