firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
suffix for familiar person
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
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)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
living by oneself; living alone
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
adds force or indicates command
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be silent; to say nothing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being