to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
sorry; excuse me; thank you
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
all times and places; all ages and countries
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
three; three years of age
doing ...; in the process of ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter