while; during; while; although; all; both
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; (lit.) three bars
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
evening meal; dinner; supper
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
homecoming; returning home
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
matcha; powdered green tea
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
the other day; a few days ago