appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
time; season; period; phase; stage
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
river; stream; River; the ... river
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period