perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
seedling; sapling; young tree
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
senior high school student
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
elopement; running away with a lover
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
bento; Japanese box lunch