thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
root; source; origin; cause
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
have to do; must; should; ought to
reason; cause; circumstances
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
reaching; attaining; arrival
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
older brother; elder brother
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)
annual (plant); first-year student
surroundings; environs; circumference
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be worried; to be troubled
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
being (somewhere); sitting
to torment; to torture; to harass
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
imagination; supposition; guess
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on