increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to entrust; to leave to a person
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)