in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
river; stream; River; the ... river
promotion of regional development; encouragement of local development
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
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.)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
failure; mistake; blunder
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example