fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
continuing one's education into university
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
deceased father; late father
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
sons and daughters; children; girl
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
behavior; behaviour; manner
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
preparation; anticipation
law department; law school
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
demonstration; show of force
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
supervised; under surveillance
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
study; library; den; home office; reading room
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
collection of books; (personal) library
younger brother and sister
neighbourhood; neighborhood
being absorbed in reading