child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
professional woman go player
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
New Year's Eve; December 31
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand