is something that; is that which
nowadays; in this day and age
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
compilation; editing; recording
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
reaching; attaining; arrival
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
feeling; sense; impression
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
symposium; round-table discussion
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
rope; cord; policeman's rope