to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
planning; project; plan; design
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
very; greatly; exceedingly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
secret; private; surreptitious
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
postcard; memo; note; card
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience