that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
scenery; scene; landscape
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to stop walking; to pause
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
river; stream; River; the ... river
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
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)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in the same manner as before; the same as always
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
president (of a society); chairman
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger