to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
countries; (various) nations
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
while; during; while; although; all; both
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to melt together; to blend together
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
again; once more; a second time