to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
not understanding; not knowing
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
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)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(another's) daughter; young lady
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
moment by moment; hour by hour
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money