manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to subsist; to keep on living
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
one-year-old; one year old
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
district governor (under the ritsuryō system)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to sit down; to take a seat
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy