time; season; period; phase; stage
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
river; stream; River; the ... river
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
quantity or volume of water
to differ; to vary; to disagree
along the river; riverside
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
incident; affair; happening; event
based on; built on; made from
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
two days before; day before yesterday
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face