book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
self-development; self-enlightenment
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
society; the world; the times
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
street; quarter; district; area
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least