to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to face on; to look out on to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
place; situation; position; location
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
country; territory; domain; realm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
level ground; plain; flatland
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
by means of; due to; because of; according to
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
that country; (arch.) nirvana
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)