neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
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)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
study; research; investigation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
reason; cause; circumstances
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony