place; position; location; position; standing; status
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
several hundred; hundreds (of)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
although I say; although one might say; although called
memories; recollections; reminiscence
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
continuing one's education into university
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
either way; in any case; one way or another
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
proposal; proposition; suggestion
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study