to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
notice; attention; observation
very interesting; of great interest
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
military personnel; soldier
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
100 yen per 1,000 points (Mahjong parlour rate)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble