but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
senior high school; high school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
returning from school; going home from school
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
street at night; making a night journey
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lowly people (Edo period); eta
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)