don't you think?; indicates question
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
senior high school student
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bento; Japanese box lunch
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
government office; public office
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
government service; the bureaucracy
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
natural disaster; cataclysm
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
danger past, God forgotten