dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
in the meanwhile; during the time
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
commerce; trade; business
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
plainly; clearly; vividly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
senior high school student
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
part time (school system)