ago; since; before; previous
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
tendency; trend; inclination
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
unique; peculiar; singular
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to feel; to sense; to experience
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sense of duty (obligation)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist