to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
championship; title (of champion)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
while; during; while; although; all; both
junior high school student; middle school pupil
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hospitalization; hospitalisation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
almost every day; almost daily
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
how can (one) do something
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
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)
major subject; special study
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case