living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to fall in love (with); to love
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
that's the way it is; such is life
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
separate; scattered; apart
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
economics department; economics school
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only