luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
good humour (humor); good mood
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
observation; survey; watching
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(physical) growth; development
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
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)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
completion; perfection; accomplishment
region; limits; stage; level
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly