one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
foster mother; adoptive mother
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to palm off; to force a sale
at that time; in those days
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
other; another; over; more than; I; me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel