state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
father and mother; parents
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
sarcophagus; stone coffin
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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)
commuting to school; school commute
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to look forward to something
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
boarding house; school dormitory
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to graduate from a university
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
remittance; sending money