usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
silence (not speaking); muteness
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
that's the way it is; such is life
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
few decades; many decades; several decades
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
birth; creation; formation
name; given name; first name
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Japanese person; Japanese people
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK