anticipation; expectation
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(in the same way) as before; as always
school expenses; education fund
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to be found; to be discovered
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
to be boiled; to be cooked
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
homecoming; returning home
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over