to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
disinheritance; disowning
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
retainer; vassal; servant
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
secret base; hideout; hidden position
wooden fence; board fence
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to have an eye on; to zero in on
the same generation; coeval
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
railway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
studying very hard; studying like mad
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
naturally; of course; understandably