for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
quality (of a product or a service)
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
honour; honor; glory; privilege
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
since when; from when; how long
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
few decades; many decades; several decades
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
something like ...; something called ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state