generation; the world; the age
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
community center; community centre
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
near; close; beside; third person
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
I see; that's right; indeed
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
preparation; arrangements
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become dim; to become blurred
madder red; dark red; crimson
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into