this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
man; male; masculine gender
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
woman; female; feminine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
please (give me); please (do for me)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)