boy; son; baby boy; young man
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
space (room, area, outer space)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish