recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
older brother; elder brother
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
older sister; elder sister
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
until now; so far; up to the present
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
right beside; close to; nearby
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to perceive; to understand
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
party-internal; within the party
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!