bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Korakuen Stadium (baseball stadium used by the Yomiuri Giants until 1988)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
how; in what way; how about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
third day of the month; three days
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to move (house); to change residence
to chase; to run after; to pursue
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
spirit; heart; disposition
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
debut; initial stage appearance
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend