better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to grow up; to become an adult
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Nagano (city, prefecture)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
thank-you gift (given as thanks for a favor or for attending a funeral, etc.); thank-you gift (sent from a locality to a tax payer as part of the "hometown tax" program)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
city planning; urban planning; town planning
centre; center; center fielder
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
complete stranger; total stranger
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
foreign; abroad; overseas
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
nothing but; except; no more than
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
human being; human; person; character (of a person)