acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
different culture; foreign culture
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
physical condition; state of health
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to check; to stop; to keep back
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
that is to say; so that means
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
is something that; is that which
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence