you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
... years old; age (of) ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
third-year student; third-year pupil
faculty of engineering; school of engineering; college of engineering; department of engineering
student (esp. a university student)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
temporary absence from school
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
surely (not); certainly (not)
youthful and endearing; rosy-cheeked and sweet
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
research; study; investigation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
31st day of the month; 31 days
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately