to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
long-established; old-established; traditional
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
personal feelings; self-interest
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
if it is the case that ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
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)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
consideration; taking into account
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret