strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
junior high school student; middle school pupil
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
loveable; very likeable; like very much
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
medical care; medical treatment
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)
professor; teaching; instruction