for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
along; parallel to; in accordance with
rather; sooner; preferably
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
like this; in this way; as you see
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)
feeling; sense; impression
many; much; plenty; hardly
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead