being a good listener; good listener
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
hearsay; learning by hearsay
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
using one's arm for a pillow
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
every evening; every night
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
investment; contribution; financing
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
excursion; outing; picnic
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
one's own property; possessions
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time