the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
accumulation; accumulate; store
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance