as a child; when one was a child; childhood
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
river; stream; River; the ... river
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
such; this sort of; like this
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
home-schooling; studying at home
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
study; diligence; discount; reduction
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
senior high school; high school
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)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)