prime time (on television or radio); peak time
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
attempting to change one's image when one starts university
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
living by oneself; living alone
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all sorts of; all kinds of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
perfect; complete; flawless
script; screenplay; scenario
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...