increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
family; members of a family
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
although I say; although one might say; although called
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to increase; to add to; to augment
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
proposal; proposition; suggestion
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
bodily sensation; sense; experience
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
almost; roughly; approximately
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run