sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
inheritance from a parent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
rational; logical; coherent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in that way; thus; so; so?
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(some) more; even more; longer; further
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
pupil; student; schoolchild