privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
by myself; in person; by oneself
for example; for instance; e.g.
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
living thing; organism; creature; biology
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
history of Japan; Japanese history
depending on; dependent on
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to some extent; to a certain extent
general; overall; across-the-board
modern Japanese; current written style
compulsory subject; required subject
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together