academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one by one; one at a time; in turn
the other day; a few days ago
now; the present time; just now; another; more
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
a few years ago; some years back
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
successive generations; successive emperors
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
second generation; second; junior
three generations; three periods; third generation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
schoolgirl; female student
snapshot (esp. of people)
first generation; founder
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to lean against; to set against
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
tall figure; high stature