to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
railroad; railway; rail transport
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
serious; severe; grave; acute
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
home area; home town; local
center; centre; metropolis
shop; small store; business; firm
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
number; number plate; license plate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
two classes; double; two sets
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)