notice; attention; observation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
March; third month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to breathe out; to exhale
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
after that; afterwards; thereafter
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway