near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 to live;  to get along;  to spend (time)
 to be sufficient;  to be enough;  to be worth doing;  to be worthy of;  to do (the job);  to serve
 given that ... it is only natural that ...;  ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...;  (precisely) because ...;  contrary to expectations ...
 to amass;  to accumulate;  to store;  to leave unpaid
 second day of the month;  two days
 Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
 to follow;  to come along with one;  to accompany
 Mr.;  Mrs.;  Miss;  politeness marker
 for the first time;  only after ... is it ...;  only when ... do you ...;  first time;  (one's) first
 boarding;  lodging;  board and lodging;  boarding house;  lodging house;  lodgings
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 older brother;  elder brother;  young man;  buddy;  fella
 vocational school;  technical school
 to be (animate);  to be;  to be ..ing;  to (have the audacity to) do
 child prodigy;  infant genius;  wonder child
 to call out (to);  to call;  to summon (a doctor, etc.);  to invite;  to designate;  to name;  to garner (support, etc.)
 to make war (on);  to wage war (against);  to compete (against);  to struggle (against adversities, etc.);  to fight
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 such;  like that;  that sort of;  very
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 to be buried;  to be covered;  to be hidden
 regrettable;  disappointing;  precious;  dear;  too good for;  deserving better
 especially;  above all;  inter alia;  among others
 to become known;  to come to light;  to be known;  to be understood;  to clearly not amount to much;  to be insignificant
 to wield;  to brandish;  to display (one's knowledge);  to show off;  to abuse (one's power);  to manipulate someone
 no good;  not serving its purpose;  hopeless;  wasted;  cannot;  must not
 person;  character;  one's character;  one's personality;  able person;  talented person
 to doubt;  to distrust;  to be suspicious of;  to suspect
 knowing;  (an) acquaintance
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count
 character (esp. kanji);  letter;  handwriting;  penmanship;  the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")