spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
law department; law school
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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)
department (faculty) of literature
professor; teaching; instruction
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
older sister; elder sister
ex-husband; former husband
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no matter how much time passes
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
difference; variation; difference
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days