Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
at that time; in those days
again; once more; a second time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
hospitalization; hospitalisation
image; figure; figure; form; image
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hello; good day; good afternoon
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
teacher employment examination
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)