three; three years of age
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
life; living; I; me; student
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in comparison to; rather than
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
matter for great congratulation
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
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)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
top university; leading university; first-rate university
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
older brother; elder brother
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
formal marriage interview
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler