regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
factory manager; plant superintendent; works manager
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
beginning; outset; first; onset
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to move (house); to change residence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)