recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
since; henceforth; ever since
last night; yesterday evening
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
club activities; extracurricular activities
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
living room (Western style); sitting room
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
by means of; due to; because of; according to
kitchen; financial situation; finances
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
circular notice (esp. in binder form; passed around households within a neighbourhood association, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
as a child; when one was a child
what's what; heads or tails
divining sticks; counting; calculation
order; command; life; destiny; fate
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)