apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
suffix for familiar person
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
something like ...; something called ...
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
pure heart; naivete; innocence
of course; certainly; naturally
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
until now; so far; up to the present
older brother; elder brother
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just because; even if; even though
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
while; even though; despite
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club