possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fine weather; fair weather
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
government; administration; ministry
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
modernization; modernisation
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
Charter Oath (of the Meiji Emperor); Five-Point Imperial Covenant; Imperial Oath of Five Articles
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)