period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
story; tale; talk; discussion
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
it seems so; that's what it looks like
how many people; a number of people
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
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)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride