safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
I see; that's right; indeed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in one's own way or style
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
special class for handicapped children
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that