to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
training; education; development; cultivation
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to go past; to pass; to pass by
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
polite; respectful; reverent
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
at least; at most; (even) just
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
one end; an end; part; fragment
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to say; to be called; to do
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry