Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
new government; new administration
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
government office; public office
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
I see; that's right; indeed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)