common people; ordinary people; masses
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to entrust; to leave to a person
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
nod; inclination of the head
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to understand from experience
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)