to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
while; during; while; although; all; both
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear