to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
after school (at the end of the day)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
open field; empty lot; plain
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
at that time; in those days
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
name; given name; first name
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
remaining silent; keeping secret
to continue; to keep up; to keep on