purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
special; particular; peculiar; unique
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
even so; anyhow; at any rate
at a moment's notice; readily
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
position; place of employment
without cause; without reason
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
Earth Sheep (56th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to have a talk; to tell a story
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
assistant professor; associate professor
same village; same town; same province
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
the same grade; same class