abandoned child; foundling
to pick up; to find; to gather
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
name; given name; first name
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
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)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
university (college) professor
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
of course; certainly; naturally
to care for someone; to look after someone
at that time; in those days
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)