growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
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)
single-mother household; fatherless family
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
store interior; inside of a shop
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
heart; guts; nerve; central part
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
don't you think?; indicates question
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling