lateness; tardiness; arriving late
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
serious; not joking; straight
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
female high-school student
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
every evening; night after night