to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
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
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
such; like that; that sort of; very
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
incident; affair; happening; event
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to gather; to collect; to assemble
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
shellfish; seashell; shell
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
each house; every house; many houses