transactions; dealings; business
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this for sure; certainly is
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself