meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to come back; to bloom a second time
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
classification; categorization; sorting
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
negotiations; discussions; connection
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
English(-language) literature; British literature
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice