where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
around the world; throughout the world
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
mercantile marine college
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
university student; college student
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
primary school; elementary school; grade school
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
while; during; while; although; all; both
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question