between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(period of) a year; during an era
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to run a shop; to have a shop
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be erected; to be built
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one's daughter and heiress
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to take over; to hand over
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
very much; very many; more and more
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)