university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to discuss; to talk together
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
departure of a ship (from a port); setting sail; outgoing ship; ship leaving port
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
guidance; leadership; leading the way
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses