natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
passing through without stopping; passing by
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
meaning; significance; sense
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with