idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
myself; yourself; I; me; you
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
beginning; outset; first; onset
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
overall victory; championship
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)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to be forward; to be impertinent
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
participation; joining; entry; adherence