at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
rising; ascending; climbing
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to put on airs; to assume importance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
how; in what way; how about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
it hasn't been long since
information technology; IT
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner