(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
full ripeness; full maturity
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
one's share; one's portion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
I see; that's right; indeed
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to repeat; to do over again
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in the same way as; just like
although I say; although one might say; although called
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that's the way it is; such is life
all present; all concerned; all of us
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision