existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
pre-war days; before the war
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family