the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
acquaintance; appreciative friend
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
correspondence; exchange of letters
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to care for someone; to look after someone
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
master; teacher; stable master
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
detention; custody; confinement; internment
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
at first; initially; in the beginning
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to satisfy; to answer the purpose; to make convenient
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
extensive knowledge; erudition
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision