to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sea of blood; pool of blood
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
planning; project; plan; design
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in accordance with; according to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
junior high school student; middle school pupil
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family