arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
reason; cause; circumstances
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
expression; presentation; representation; notation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(electric) torch; flashlight
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
scale; scope; plan; structure
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
several weeks; a few weeks
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity