one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
senior high school student
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
study; diligence; discount; reduction
maid; helper; help; assistance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
boarder; boarding student
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
together; at the same time; same; identical
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
while; even though; despite
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
after school (at the end of the day)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
literal translation; direct translation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?