from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
beginning; outset; first; onset
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to look down on; to condescend
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be conspicuous; to stand out
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows